[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-247":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292210,4481,"Chapter 247","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>In such a short time, the Wuyi tribe wouldn’t have gathered many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our combat strength can easily crush theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our king has no time—speak your message to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huan the Guardian said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, stepped forward and said slowly, “The ancient tribes were sealed away because you committed acts so heinous they angered heaven and earth. Our Great Zhou Son of Heaven, mindful that you have already suffered centuries of punishment and sealing—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Offers you the chance to submit to Great Zhou and live in peace. But if you refuse, and ally yourselves with the demon barbarians, we will slay you all without mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huan the Guardian shook his head and said, “The pride of the Wuyi tribe will never allow us to submit to anyone. We seek only to survive in peace, harbor no ambition to seize the world, and have no interest in joining forces with the demon barbarians you speak of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we beg you not to force us—otherwise, it will only lead to mutual destruction, bringing no benefit to either side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, sneered, “Don’t think we know nothing. Your king has already begged the demon barbarians for aid. But you needn’t wait—your messengers have already been captured by me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ask one last time: will you submit to Great Zhou? I have no time to waste on idle words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huan the Guardian smiled and sighed, “I don’t know the full details—I must consult our king. Please wait a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry back!” said Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the Son of Heaven’s orders, he would have crushed these ancient tribes long ago—they’ve already sought aid from the demon barbarians, clearly revealing great ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need to recruit them—just kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since escaping their sealing ground, this Wuyi tribe has slain countless armies of the Luo Sha kingdom and, along the way, killed untold numbers of cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this alone proves the Wuyi tribe is no ordinary force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huan the Guardian glanced once more at the Great Zhou forces, then leapt into the black mist tunnel and vanished—along with the tunnel itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang couldn’t help asking his question: “I heard from a friend that inside this black mist tunnel lies a vast canyon. Is this tunnel some kind of array?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation power—Deceive Heaven and Earth—has formidable disguise ability; he didn’t want to expose it, so everything he said before was fabricated: a friend had accidentally infiltrated the Wuyi tribe’s inner circle and learned some details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the journey, Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, had asked him to bring his friend forward, but Lu Fang claimed the friend disliked appearing in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone suspects later, they’d never imagine Lu Fang possesses such a disguise ability—one even a Half-Saint cannot pierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then frowned: “Not formed by an array. Had I not seen the black mist tunnel with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have sensed it at all—truly remarkable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, this must be the unique cultivation power of some Wuyi individual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely the very ability used by that Wuyi just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as long as we know the black mist tunnel is here, they can’t escape—I’ve already set up sealing arrays around this area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good,” Lu Fang said, relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll hold this position—Lord Wen Guan needn’t worry. Just stand there and watch.” The lone Luo Sha Half-Saint was an old man with white hair; though they’d never met, they’d exchanged a few words on the journey over the poem “When Will the Bright Moon Appear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Sha Ma was a powerful Luo Sha Half-Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two Half-Saints were from Great Zhou’s Confucian faction: one, Xiao Fei of the Xiao family, glared at Lu Fang with clear hostility; the other, Guan Yi, wore the robes of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four Half-Saints hovered in the four directions, silently awaiting the Wuyi tribe’s reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited for half the day—no Wuyi emerged, let alone replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, grew furious: “These ancient tribes have chosen rebellion—ignore them! Kill every Wuyi you see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He conjured a Bagua before him, hovering above the spot where the black mist tunnel had appeared, spinning continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This cultivation power is quite complex!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng, the True Dao Saint, channeled his technique for the duration of a tea’s brewing—only then did the outline of the black mist tunnel appear beneath the Bagua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the black mist tunnel resembled smokestacks, layered with granular texture; now, the tunnel forcibly opened by Tai Feng was insubstantial—visible, but untouchable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention jumping into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?” asked Luo Sha Ma, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-Saint Xiao Fei and Guan Yi exchanged glances, both seeing confusion in each other’s eyes—given Tai Feng’s strength, forcibly opening a black mist tunnel should have been effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Feng himself looked perplexed. He stepped forward, reached out to touch the tunnel, sensed for a moment, then sighed: “This tunnel is strange—its composition is far too complex.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To forcibly break it open, we’ll need the full strength of all three of you. With our combined power, we should be able to shatter it easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three Half-Saints said nothing—they moved forward immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment all four Half-Saints placed their hands on the black mist tunnel, sudden change erupted—the tunnel’s inner walls writhed like living flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous suction surged from within the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hands seemed glued to the tunnel—no matter how they struggled, they couldn’t break free. In mere moments, all four Half-Saints were sucked into the black mist tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danger! Fall back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth-rank Confucian scholar Liu Yan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all four Half-Saints fell into the trap, these fifteen ninth-rank cultivators might also be in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the four Half-Saints couldn’t handle it, they couldn’t help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the four Half-Saints could handle it, they still couldn’t help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in this emergency, retreating was the safest course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just as they turned to flee, four Wuyi figures leapt out of the black mist tunnel—they were all ninth-rank cultivators, and they stared at Lu Fang and the others like prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the Wuyi king’s four strongest warriors: the Four Guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Lu Fang saw them, he seized Xue Luo Sha’s wrist and fled far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was illusion or not, he felt these four ninth-rank Guardians could utterly defeat these fifteen ninth-rank reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-20T03:56:22.339Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7b62c916aa7e41163b1feb5d13e83a0c0fcfd432f57ff815e6434e2c21278214","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-248","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-246",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]